Women's Track Wins First Outdoor Meet of Year

Mar 28, 2009

Sophomore Katherine
Bossardet broke the school record in the 3,000 meter
steeplechase, winning the event in 11 minutes and 47.99 seconds,
while the Central Connecticut women's track and field team won the
Emory Track and Field Classic this weekend in Atlanta, GA. The
Blue Devils finished the two day event with 58 points, while the
host Eagles took second, scoring 49.

Freshman Amanda
Kelley dominated the throwing events as she won the javelin
with a toss of 33.73 meters, then recorded a distance of 11.59
meters to grab second place in the shot put. Finally, the
Cumberland, RI native placed third in the hammer throw with a mark
of 41.2 meters.

Coming off of basketball season, freshman Christie
Leverette competed in her first collegiate track meet, taking
second place in the high jump. She recorded a distance of 1.61
meters. In her first attempt at the 10,000 meters, sophomore Nicole
Coiteux placed fifth, timing in at 41:28.31.

Two Blue Devils placed in the 800 meters, as freshman Amanda
Asaro took third and junior Kim
Savino placed eighth. Asaro crossed the line in 2:23.72, while
Savino finished in 2:29.19.

The CCSU shuttle hurdle relay team of Katina Ainsworth, Sherry
Wallace, Renee
Archer and Rachel
Barth placed third in a time of 1:07.77.

The Blue Devils will next compete at the UMass Six-Way Meet on
Saturday April 11.